TOON the cartoon RPG, anybody play it?

[overgeeked]

Looks like they announced it about 3 hours ago on Facebook.

 

[corwyn77]

Cool beans. I ran a one shot at the local university game club a year ago and it was a blast for everyone.

 

[The Soloist]

We played a one shot, during a Summer afternoon in the 80s. I don't recall much except a lot of laughing but also one player really did not understand the style. He took everything personally.

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Edit: necro thread to push the KS of the 2e on Backerkit. No I'm not interested.

 

[John Dallman]

I ran it a few times, always as one-shots. It needs to be played at breakneck speed, without thought or planning, so I found sessions had to be fairly short, and were quite tiring.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I ran it a few times, always as one-shots. It needs to be played at breakneck speed, without thought or planning, so I found sessions had to be fairly short, and were quite tiring.

 

[overgeeked]

A little more than 8 days until the launch and about 450 people signed up. I doubt it’ll break any records but I’m really looking forward to it.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

A little more than 8 days until the launch and about 450 people signed up. I doubt it’ll break any records but I’m really looking forward to it.

I kind of hope the default format isn't a big oversized paperback, like the original books were. Toon feels like it cries out for a small paperback similar to the old Archie Double Digests -- something flexible that will look better the more loved it gets.

 

[overgeeked]

I kind of hope the default format isn't a big oversized paperback, like the original books were. Toon feels like it cries out for a small paperback similar to the old Archie Double Digests -- something flexible that will look better the more loved it gets.

I’m kind of indifferent to size. I’m more curious about paperback vs hardback. I’d want a hardback that’s made to last.

I’m also wondering if it’ll be a single volume or a line of books. I can see it going either way. Depending on how much they streamline the rules and text, they could fit the bulk of the old line of books into a single, good-sized book.

Drop skills or make them freeform with either a +2 or advantage. Eliminate most of the redundant text, like explaining opposed rolls multiple times. Drop hit points for a simper three strikes rule. Make shticks more like fill-in-the-blank stunts from Fate. Etc.

There’s a lot of ways they could streamline things. Just depends on what they decide to do.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Was the old line more than just the original core book and then the big expansion book? I didn't recall it extending past that.

And yes, that content could definitely be formatted better and be fit into a single volume. And dumping rules granularity -- which was always off-theme for Toon -- would make that even easier.

If the second edition of this game is more rules heavy than Mork Borg or Kobolds Ate My Baby!, that's a huge red flag. (And I would be surprised if they don't trim it way down.)

 

[overgeeked]

Was the old line more than just the original core book and then the big expansion book? I didn't recall it extending past that.

There were eight books total. Four including the core for the first run. The deluxe core which gathered in some content from the previous supplements. And three more supplements…one for gear, one for other genres of cartoons to play, and one adventure anthology.

And yes, that content could definitely be formatted better and be fit into a single volume. And dumping rules granularity -- which was always off-theme for Toon -- would make that even easier.

If the second edition of this game is more rules heavy than Mork Borg or Kobolds Ate My Baby!, that's a huge red flag. (And I would be surprised if they don't trim it way down.)

Even if they straight reprinted Deluxe Toon, it would still be lighter than Mörk Borg and probably Kobolds. I haven’t looked at that one in ages. For Toon, most of the rules “bulk” comes from the 23 skills.